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The Chatty Gardener

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Cotswold award-winning journalist, photographer & gardener. Blog of the Year finalist. Plants, books, singing, family, friends & gin make my world tick. #CheeringUpMondays https://thechattygardener.com/

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The Chatty Gardener @thechattygardener.bsky.social · Nov 19

An intro for new followers.

I'm a freelance journalist - started in news now everything gardening in magazines, newspapers & online. Blog at The Chatty Gardener. Member Garden Media Guild & Professional Garden Photographers Association. Garden in Cotswolds.
Other interests: #books, #singing & #gin

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The Chatty Gardener @thechattygardener.bsky.social · 2h

Thanks for the warning. Just checked our forecast. Not frost but getting pretty cold. Time to move a few things under cover.

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A set of three given to me by the kids. They know what I like. 😂

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My dahlias are still going strong.

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They’re definitely better with some sun.

The Chatty Gardener @thechattygardener.bsky.social · 1d

This week's #CheeringUpMondays flower is an unexpected bloom. More on the blog: bit.ly/4qelppz

Have a great Monday.

#UKGardening #photography #MondayMotivation 🌱#BloomScrolling #FlowerRecord

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Debra K @dlking58.bsky.social · 1d

My daughter hangs her up like this, still on the vine. I know not everybody would want them hanging up in their house, but that’s who she is. This method works great.

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The Chatty Gardener @thechattygardener.bsky.social · 1d

And so the season ends. I’ve picked the last of the tomatoes with the plants now on the compost heap and the contents of the pots on the veg beds.

The green fruit will ripen in the kitchen. It’s not as good as sun ripened but still better than bought.
#UKGardening 🌱 #GYO #cotswolds

Two wooden trugs. One has red, orange and yellow tomatoes in it and the other contains green tomatoes.

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The Chatty Gardener @thechattygardener.bsky.social · 2d

Ready for my third and last talk this week. I’m with the Black Pear Gardening Club.
#UKGardening #Worcestershire 🌱

Title slide of Beyond the Garden Gate talk with a gate set into a wall and surrounded by planting.

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Clare Unwin @sgdesigns.bsky.social · 4d

Morning I had to share this lovely rose still looking beautiful in the October garden. Have a great Friday all. 😊
#bloomscrolling 🌱

A beautiful soft pink rose with many petals around an open centre which has touches of yellow. The background is darker green leaves

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The Chatty Gardener @thechattygardener.bsky.social · 4d

I think there should be plenty of colour.

The Chatty Gardener @thechattygardener.bsky.social · 4d

My second talk of the week. Tonight, I’m with gardeners in Newent.
#gardening 🌱 #gloucestershire

Title slide of Beyond The Garden Gate talk showing a garden door set into a wall with plants all around. At the front of the image is a table of greetings cards showing flowers.

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The Chatty Gardener @thechattygardener.bsky.social · 4d

Westonbirt Arboretum stunning despite the gloom. Shame the same can’t be said about the coffee. Expensive and undrinkable. Next time I’ll take a flask.
#autumncolour #westonbirtarboretum #cotswolds #trees #UKGardening

Yellow acer in front of a red one with a path alongside.

Long view down grass with red and orange leaves on trees either side.

Yellow leaves on a tree with more on the ground around.

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Mike Rogers @sofaflyer.bsky.social · 5d

Today's Flighty's plot blog post is Try again - flightplot.wordpress.com/2025/10/16/t...

🌱 #UKGardening

Try again

When I did the post Sunflowers next year early last month I was undecided if I would try growing the variety Holiday again as I’ve now tried twice without success, however I will try again ne…

flightplot.wordpress.com

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Roses UK @rosesuk.bsky.social · 5d

For #RoseWednesday ‘You’re My Everything’, Rose of the Year 2025. 🌱

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The Chatty Gardener @thechattygardener.bsky.social · 6d

I grow a lot of cut flowers but would like to widen the range - and improve the results!

Reading 'Sow, Grow, and Harvest' by Chantal Remmert has certainly given me some ideas. (Ad. Review copy. Not paid for review).

You can read my full review here: bit.ly/3KHWRFj
🌱 📚 #books #gardening

Copy of Sow, Grow and Harvest in a wooden trug with orange, pink, white and maroon dahlias in front and leaves behind,

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The Chatty Gardener @thechattygardener.bsky.social · 7d

Intensely.

The Chatty Gardener @thechattygardener.bsky.social · 7d

The first of three talks this week. I’m starting with gardeners in Stonesfield.
🌱 #Oxfordshire #UKGardening

Title slide of The Four Seasons - Cotswold Style showing snowdrops, daffodils, roses and autumn leaves.

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The Chatty Gardener @thechattygardener.bsky.social · 8d

I feel like stomping as I have a photo shoot to do this week and the weather is rubbish.

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The Chatty Gardener @thechattygardener.bsky.social · 8d

This week's #CheeringUpMondays flower is something that is now filling my veg plot with colour. More on the blog: bit.ly/4q7kWFG

Have a great Monday.
#UKGardening #MondayMotivation #photography #FlowerRecord #BloomScrolling 🌱

Yellow calendula flower against green background.

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Alison Levey @blackberrygarden.bsky.social · 8d

Today’s favourite rose - not in my garden - don’t know its name but gosh it’s shining as bright as the sun. #roses #gardening

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The Chatty Gardener @thechattygardener.bsky.social · 8d

Still managing to pick a few flowers for the house!

The dahlias are going strong and the zinnias are the best for years.

It’s just as well I have a sizeable collection of vases.
#UKGardening #cotswolds 🌱

Basket of pink, white and orange dahlias, cosmos and zinnias.

Collection of different vases full of flowers on a wooden table.

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Gloucestershire National Garden Scheme @glosngs.bsky.social · 11d

Fiona Bruce hosts the @ngsopengardens.bsky.social Ask the Experts event at the Royal Geographical Society on Tuesday 2nd December at 7pm.

Join in person at the live event in London or online via livestream. Tickets are available here: ngs.org.uk/product/nati...

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The Chatty Gardener @thechattygardener.bsky.social · 11d

Second talk of the month. Tonight I’m with gardeners in Cirencester.
#UKGardening #cotswolds #gardens

Screen showing title slide of Beyond the Garden Gate with picture of door and planted pot. In front of screen is table with display of floral greetings cards.

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The Chatty Gardener @thechattygardener.bsky.social · 13d

Need some sweet pea inspiration? I've been looking back at this year's sweet pea gardening trials and which were my favourite varieties. Read about it here: bit.ly/46V5SBZ

(Seed given. Not paid for post)
#UKGardening #photography 🌱 #Cotswolds #SweetPeas

Wooden trug with sweet pea flowers in pink, purple, lavender and white.

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Stuart Bourne 🌷🌱 @stuartbourne.bsky.social · 14d

The striking purple berries of a Callicarpa americana (American beautyberry) #MagentaMonday

🌱 #Gardening #UKGardening #Autumn

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